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VFL Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Darrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Barretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Darrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Barretta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrell misses with a takedown attempt - Barretta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darrell throws a front kick that sends Barretta stumbling back into the ropes.
Darrell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barretta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Darrell prevents Barretta from improving his position.
Darrell is thwarting Barretta's attempts to control the position.
Darrell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barretta looking for submissions off his back.
Barretta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darrell advances to half guard.
Barretta looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Darrell is going to stand back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darrell wants to work for an arm triangle but Barretta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darrell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like Darrell is going to stand back up.
Barretta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrell is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Barretta. Barretta gets slowly back to his feet.
Darrell shoots and misses
and Barretta counters with a shoot takedown. Darrell fights it but they end up in guard.
Darrell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barretta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barretta postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Darrell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barretta, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darrell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darrell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darrell with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Darrell is looking to work some ground and pound but Barretta has wrist control.
Barretta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrell is looking to stand up but Barretta won't let him.
Darrell forces his way into half guard.
Darrell is working for a kimura but Barretta is defending it quite comfortably.
Darrell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barretta wants to control but Darrell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barretta keeps working.
Darrell wants to stand up but Barretta has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Barretta regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barretta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Darrell's guard.
Barretta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darrell is keeping the position for now.
Darrell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barretta is controlling him.
Darrell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barretta's guard.
Darrell is looking to stand up but Barretta won't let him.
Barretta has control of Darrell's left arm, preventing Darrell from doing any damage.
Barretta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Darrell won't allow Barretta to sweep him here.
Darrell tries to stand but Barretta is controlling from the bottom.
Barretta trying to keep a closed guard but Darrell is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Darrell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darrell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barretta counters with a takedown into side control.
Barretta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Darrell tries to improve position but can't.
Darrell is working hard here to advance position.
Barretta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darrell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Darrell dodges the ground and pound from Barretta.
Darrell regains half guard.
Darrell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barretta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretta wants to free his trapped foot but Darrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darrell pushes Barretta off looking to stand but Barretta dives back in and keeps control.
Darrell tries to get to full guard but Barretta has control of the leg.
Darrell is looking to escape.
Barretta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darrell swinging wilding here.
Barretta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barretta chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretta trying to control but Darrell is working from the bottom.
Darrell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barretta.
Darrell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Darrell keeping full guard, as Barretta tries to pass.
Darrell keeping moving, preventing Barretta from controlling successfully.
Darrell keeping full guard, as Barretta tries to pass.
Barretta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A thudding body kick lands there by Darrell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barretta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darrell's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barretta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darrell wants to stand but Barretta is controlling the position.
Darrell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barretta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darrell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barretta is one step ahead there.
Barretta looking to sit in guard and control but Darrell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrell looking to pass the guard.
Darrell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darrell has his takedown stuffed
and Barretta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Darrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barretta is controlling him.
Barretta passes Darrell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barretta prevents Darrell from standing back up.
Barretta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dan Barretta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darrell is refusing to be controlled, as Barretta sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Barretta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barretta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darrell as he jumps to the side.
Darrell fails with the takedown
and Barretta counters with a single leg into guard. Darrell didn't expect that.
Darrell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barretta trying to get back to full guard but Darrell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Darrell is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Barretta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrell is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Darrell looking to secure an arm triangle but Barretta defends it well.
Darrell tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Barretta is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barretta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barretta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Darrell working Barretta over with strikes here.
Barretta working to try and regain half guard.
Barretta is just holding on here. Darrell manages to take his back.
Barretta fending off the submission attempt from Darrell.
Darrell is not going to allow Barretta to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretta is taking damage to the body and head.
Barretta controlling Darrell 's hands.
Barretta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Darrell patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Barretta just trying to survive but Darrell is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Barretta right now.
Darrell gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Darrell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Darrell is looking for a rear naked choke here but Barretta reverses the position brilliantly into Darrell's guard!
Darrell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barretta controls the pace.
Barretta content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Darrell has locked up a guillotine! Darrell's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Barretta is holding on here and Darrell must be using up a lot of energy. Barretta has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Darrell gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rob Darrell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruda Mrakomor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the ring accompanied by mama said knock you out. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruda Mrakomor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa clobbers Mrakomor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mrakomor.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Balboa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mrakomor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balboa can pounce on him.
Mrakomor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mrakomor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mrakomor looks to land a left hand but Balboa moved out of range nicely.
Mrakomor connects with a single shot there.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mrakomor is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Mrakomor circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mrakomor will feel that in the morning.
Mrakomor looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches up with Mrakomor, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes Mrakomor against the ropes but Mrakomor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balboa defending well as Mrakomor loads up on a big left hand.
Balboa clinches up with Mrakomor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa darts in and clinches Mrakomor up against the ropes.
Mrakomor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa looks for a takedown but Mrakomor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Balboa finds it's way through Mrakomor's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrakomor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Balboa both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balboa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Balboa controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrakomor tries to reverse the position but Balboa maintains control.
Balboa controlling his opponent.
Balboa is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Balboa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mrakomor. That did some damage!
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores a takedown into full mount!
Balboa trying to control but Mrakomor is having none of it.
Mrakomor tries to lock up and control but Balboa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa stands up from mount. Strange move.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Balboa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mrakomor loads up on a big right hand but Balboa slips the punch.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mrakomor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mrakomor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mrakomor as he avoids it easily.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Mrakomor avoids it well.
Balboa slips a jab from Mrakomor.
Mrakomor lands an overhand right.
Frankie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mrakomor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a solid body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrakomor jabs Balboa right on the nose. Balboa blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Mrakomor.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mrakomor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Mrakomor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mrakomor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mrakomor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danga de danga de dang - Mrakomor scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mrakomor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mrakomor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mrakomor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mrakomor scores with a nice strike.
Mrakomor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Mrakomor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Balboa tries to clinch but Mrakomor is having none of it.
Mrakomor sizes up Balboa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frankie Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrakomor scores with a jab.
Mrakomor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mrakomor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. Mrakomor sprawls well.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mrakomor as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mrakomor looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Mrakomor misses with a body punch
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mrakomor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Mrakomor misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mrakomor throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa misses with a combination
and Mrakomor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mrakomor, as that shot connected.
Mrakomor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrakomor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mrakomor lands with a straight right. Balboa didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruda Mrakomor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mrakomor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mrakomor blocks a low kick nicely.
Mrakomor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Mrakomor misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Mrakomor finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Mrakomor throws a combination that misses
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tests Mrakomor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mrakomor counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Mrakomor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mrakomor looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Mrakomor fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Balboa scores with a four punch combination!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mrakomor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Balboa misses with a straight right.
Balboa throws a jab when Mrakomor was well out of range.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mrakomor.
Balboa with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Mrakomor misses its intended target.
Balboa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mrakomor swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Balboa - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balboa. That's going to slow Mrakomor down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mrakomor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mrakomor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mrakomor scores with a one two! Balboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mrakomor throws out a loose jab but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mrakomor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Mrakomor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrakomor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balboa moves forwards but Mrakomor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mrakomor misses the jab.
Mrakomor moves out of range as Balboa throws a body kick.
Mrakomor misses with a looping right.
Mrakomor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mrakomor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankie Balboa.
Well Balboa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Frankie Balboa!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Frankie Balboa!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Frankie Balboa!
Frankie Balboa wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Clancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clancy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Fat Segal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Shaun Clancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maynard blocks the body kick.
maynard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and maynard duly obliges.
maynard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
maynard taking a break here but Clancy is having none of it and regains half guard.
maynard is looking to advance position but Clancy won't allow it.
maynard is taking a breather. Clancy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. maynard connects with a nice short shot to Clancy's temple.
Clancy is looking for a sweep. maynard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clancy is trying to stand back up but maynard is controlling him
maynard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
maynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clancy is staying active underneath maynard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
maynard is taking a breather. Clancy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from maynard there.
maynard drops an elbow to the side of Clancy's head.
Clancy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clancy looking for submissions off his back.
maynard lands with a punch from half guard.
Clancy looking for a kimura from the bottom but maynard passes into side control!
Clancy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on maynard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
maynard works his way into side control.
Clancy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clancy has escaped the position, nice work there.
maynard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Clancy some visible discomfort.
maynard lands a decent elbow from side control.
maynard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
maynard closes the distance and clinches up with Clancy, looking for a takedown. maynard pushes Clancy against the ropes but Clancy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clancy misses with a combination
and maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
maynard throws a low kick, looking for Clancy's leg but Clancy calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from maynard.
maynard wants to clinch up but Clancy keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard is looking to clinch.
Clancy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by maynard.
Clancy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
maynard gets the takedown into side control.
maynard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clancy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
maynard lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
maynard just content to control the position.
maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clancy is not content to let maynard control the position.
Clancy being controlled for a moment.
Clancy is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
maynard working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mathew maynard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
maynard shoots in but no luck this time.
Clancy falls off balance throwing a combination
and maynard counters with a takedown into side control.
Clancy tries to bench press maynard off him but maynard keeps the position.
maynard is looking to take a break and control but Clancy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clancy taking punishment in the form of punches.
maynard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no maynard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clancy is not content to let maynard control the position.
maynard landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancy is working to avoid the ground and pound but maynard connects with a decent elbow.
maynard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no maynard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
maynard is looking to take a break and control but Clancy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
maynard wants to control for a moment but Clancy uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
maynard is looking to control Clancy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can maynard avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, mathew maynard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clancy tries to keep at a distance but maynard has taken the fight into the clinch.
maynard fails to pull guard.
maynard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clancy smiles and moves away.
Shaun Clancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mathew maynard.
Clancy misses with a combination
and maynard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Clancy's guard now.
maynard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clancy's guard.
maynard drops an elbow to the side of Clancy's head.
maynard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard passes to side control.
maynard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
maynard landing strikes.
Clancy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clancy seems a little lost for a moment, as maynard dominates the positioning.
maynard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clancy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
maynard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clancy to see if he's OK.
maynard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no maynard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard trying to control the action but Clancy is working from the bottom.
Clancy being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard trying to control the position but Clancy is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mathew maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Clancy off the ropes and back into rage.
maynard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clancy is looking to improve his position.
maynard wants to take a breather but Clancy is having none of it.
Clancy looking for submissions off his back.
maynard controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, mathew maynard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
maynard misses with a kick to the body
and Clancy moves into the clinch.
maynard misses with a knee strike.
maynard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
maynard has Clancy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Clancy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
maynard is working for takedown but Clancy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shaun Clancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mathew maynard.
Clancy misses with a punch on the inside.
maynard wants a takedown.
maynard jumps into guard, dragging Clancy to the mat.
maynard punching from the bottom - just letting Clancy know he's still in a fight.
maynard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clancy is controlling him.
maynard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clancy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Clancy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clancy wanted to stand there but maynard had control of the position.
maynard lands with a heel strike from the guard.
maynard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clancy is looking to stand up but maynard won't let him.
maynard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well,Clancy is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
maynard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clancy!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard cracks Clancy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
maynard landing shots from mount.
mathew maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.
maynard is landing with some decent strikes but Clancy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, maynard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
maynard unloading with bombs!
maynard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
maynard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
mathew maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maynard controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that maynard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shaun Clancy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
mathew maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got maynard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for mathew maynard!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for mathew maynard!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for mathew maynard!
mathew maynard wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
215 lbs
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay The Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a series of punches but The Killer avoids them all with ease.
The Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Killer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
The Killer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Killer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Killer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Killer tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Killer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Killer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a looping right.
The Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
The Killer missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a series of punches but The Killer moves out of range.
The Killer tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jay The Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on The Killer's shoulder, as The Killer tries to avoid the shot.
The Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
The Killer checks the leg kick.
The Killer stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Killer misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Killer throws a big shot that misses.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Killer.
Jones swings for the body but The Killer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for The Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Killer misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones slips a straight right by The Killer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Killer moves out of range as Jones strikes.
The Killer misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has The Killer backing up. The Killer nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones dominated that round.
That's time! The Killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Killer.
The Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
The Killer misses with a hook.
The Killer scores with a shot to the body.
The Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and The Killer moves out of range easily.
The Killer has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Killer closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. The Killer pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones looks to land a body kick but The Killer moved away.
The Killer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as The Killer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay The Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Killer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but The Killer persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Killer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab.
The Killer shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed The Killer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Jones avoids the body shot from The Killer.
The Killer throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jay The Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Killer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. The Killer will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Killer misses with the combination.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Killer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from The Killer does no damage.
Jones defending well as The Killer loads up on a big left hand.
The Killer misses with the combination.
The Killer slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Killer throws out the jab.
The Killer throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
The Killer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
The Killer misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Killer misses with a double jab.
The Killer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Killer off to one side.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones throws out a loose jab but The Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Killer misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
The Killer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by The Killer.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
so The Killer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones throws a jab when The Killer was well out of range.
The Killer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Killer throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The Killer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Killer throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Killer misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings The Killer.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones misses with a combination
and The Killer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from The Killer there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Killer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Killer is controlling the pace.
The Killer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Killer passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Killer misses with a head shot.
The Killer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Killer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Killer punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Killer looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones has left one of his arms exposed and The Killer doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Jones screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay The Killer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and evan roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, evan roberts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts misses with a hook. Swain ducked under it nicely.
roberts throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
roberts tries to clinch up but Swain circles away and keeps his distance.
roberts throws a lazy right hand but Swain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swain avoids a punch combination nicely.
roberts looks to land a right hand but Swain moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from roberts.
roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Swain slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swain slips under a jab from roberts.
Swain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
roberts connects with a jab.
roberts moves in looking to clinch but Swain pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
roberts throws out a loose jab but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Swain is controlling him well.
Swain landing a few strikes.
Swain trying to control the position but roberts is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
roberts pushes Swain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Swain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
roberts looks gassed!
Swain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Swain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
roberts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Swain connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Swain stalls from top position.
roberts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Swain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for roberts!
Swain lands a nice shot to the head.
Swain controlling the position easily from mount.
roberts is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Swain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. roberts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee warns roberts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Swain landing strikes from the mount.
Swain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swain lands a nice shot to the head.
Swain controlling his opponent.
Swain raining down shots from the mount!
Swain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swain controlling the pace for now.
roberts is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Swain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swain landing strikes from the mount.
Swain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Swain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can roberts hang on?
roberts is squirming around, avoiding Swain's attempts to control the action.
Swain lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain controlling his opponent.
Swain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swain is working for a guillotine from mount but roberts frees his head quite easily.
Swain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swain cracks roberts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
roberts is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Swain tries to control but roberts wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain scoring with strikes but roberts is staying in there.
Swain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
roberts is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Swain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swain dodges the punch combination from roberts.
Swain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swain slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Swain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
evan roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Swain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as roberts backs up against the ropes.
It looks like evan roberts has been cut.
Swain feints and as roberts raises his hands in defense, Swain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
roberts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swain is controlling him.
roberts is breathing heavily.
Swain trying to control but roberts is working from the bottom.
Swain sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain advances position into side control!
Swain controlling the position from side mount.
Swain is looking to take a break and control but roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear roberts down.
Swain controlling the position.
Swain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Swain controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathaniel Swain just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from roberts.
Swain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Swain.
Swain grinds an elbow into roberts's temple.
Swain trying to control the action but roberts is working from the bottom.
roberts tries to escape but Swain is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
roberts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Swain trying to control the action but roberts is working from the bottom.
Swain slows the pace down.
Nathaniel Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at roberts to see if he's OK.
roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Swain is controlling him well.
roberts is being controlled here.
Swain wants to lay and pray for a moment but roberts keeps working.
Swain stands up and beckons roberts to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
roberts wants to clinch.
Swain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming roberts to the mat! roberts manages to get full guard.
Swain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swain won't allow roberts to get back to his feet.
Swain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Swain postures up and lands a big shot to roberts's brow.
Swain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Swain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of roberts's head.
Swain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Swain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
roberts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swain's hands.
roberts throws a combination that misses
and Swain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
roberts is refusing to be controlled, as Swain sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swain lands a nice short elbow.
roberts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
roberts is staying active underneath Swain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Swain is looking to advance position but roberts won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swain is tying to control. roberts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Swain is trying to control the action in half guard but roberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
roberts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Swain advances position into side control!
roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Swain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at roberts to see if he's OK.
roberts wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
roberts throws Swain to one side and escapes!
Swain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
roberts is looking to escape.
Swain lands with a punch from half guard.
roberts is trying to stand back up but Swain is controlling him
roberts has hold of Swain's hands but Swain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Swain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Swain is keen to just control but roberts is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
roberts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swain's hands.
roberts stalks Swain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Swain's face. Swain staggers backwards, shaken.
Swain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from roberts.
Swain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
roberts is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Swain winds up and cracks roberts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swain is trying to control the action in half guard but roberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Swain working the head and body with strikes.
Swain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swain prevents roberts from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Swain ducks under a wild hook from roberts.
roberts misses with a combination
and Swain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swain.
Swain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
evan roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swain stands up over roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nathaniel Swain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain is stalling in the full guard.
roberts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swain is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Nathaniel Swain wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem. Fountain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All the boys and the girls. Diego Diaz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Fountain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fountain misses.
Fountain misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fountain pinned against the cage. Fountain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fountain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control but Fountain is keeping him busy.
Fountain is looking for a sweep.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fountain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fountain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fountain's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Fountain is retaining full guard.
Fountain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz stops Fountain from standing up.
Fountain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fountain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Fountain's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fountain is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Fountain is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz trying to control but Fountain is working from the bottom.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fountain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fountain is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Fountain is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fountain avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Fountain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fountain trying to control here.
Fountain moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fountain, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diaz has Fountain pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diaz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fountain tumbling to the mat - Diaz dives into Fountain's guard.
Fountain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fountain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fountain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz is in close to Fountain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fountain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fountain is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz pushes down on Fountain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fountain wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fountain's waist but Fountain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Fountain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Fountain holds him up against the ropes and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fountain.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fountain throws a head kick that misses.
Fountain doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diaz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Fountain scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fountain trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Fountain trying to advance position but Diaz counters by regaining guard.
Diego Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Fountain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz wants to stand but Fountain is controlling the position.
Fountain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fountain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diaz looks for a takedown but Fountain sprawls well.
Fountain throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fountain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fountain.
Fountain wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz tries to escape but Fountain is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fountain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fountain working away.
Fountain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fountain working away.
Fountain stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Fountain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fountain duly obliges.
Fountain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fountain is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Fountain circles away and we're back to standing.
Fountain moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fountain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fountain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fountain drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Fountain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fountain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fountain, who protects the arm well.
Fountain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fountain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz wants to advance to full mount but Fountain doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Diaz thows a big elbow that misses.
Fountain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Fountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Ricky Fountain wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between roy bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle ONeill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, roy bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bull wants to clinch.
bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ONeill swivels and escapes.
ONeill shoots and misses
and bull counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ONeill's guard now.
bull is working ONeill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
bull preventing the sweep.
ONeill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
ONeill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
bull is trying to get back to full guard.
bull gets full guard.
bull looking to hit a scissor sweep but ONeill is one step ahead there.
bull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bull is trying to keep ONeill in close.
bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
bull wants to sweep here but ONeill controlling him for the moment.
bull is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
bull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ONeill manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull pushing down on ONeill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
bull keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
bull frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
bull content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bull landing strikes from the mount and ONeill is in trouble!
bull tries to control but ONeill wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bull cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bull with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of bull's lack of action.
ONeill looks gassed!
ONeill trying to hold on to bull's head to control him but bull postures up.
ONeill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with bull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
bull is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
bull looking to control but ONeill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bull cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
bull wants to control the pace but ONeill is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull controlling from mount.
bull looking to control but ONeill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. roy bull just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
bull tries to clinch up but ONeill circles away and keeps his distance.
bull tries for a takedown but ONeill circles away easily
and ONeill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in bull's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roy bull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ONeill with a poor takedown
and bull counters with a single leg into guard. ONeill didn't expect that.
bull slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. bull connects with a nice short shot to ONeill's temple.
ONeill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but bull scores with a couple of nice shots.
bull not doing much here.
bull passes to full mount!
bull is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. ONeill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
ONeill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ONeill is breathing heavily.
bull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ONeill is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull lands a nice shot to the head.
roy bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bull tries to control but ONeill wriggling away.
bull controlling from mount.
bull putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
bull pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
bull wants to finish this one by submission but ONeill is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull trying to control but ONeill is having none of it.
bull working the ground and pound effectively.
bull landing strikes, looking to finish!
bull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bull with the ground and pound from mount.
bull landing strikes from the mount.
bull tries to control but ONeill wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bull controlling his opponent.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
bull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
bull cracks ONeill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
bull moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, ONeill has worked his arm free - good work by ONeill!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull takes a little break here. ONeill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
bull lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear ONeill down.
bull staying calm.
bull cracks ONeill with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bull wants to control but ONeill is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roy bull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
bull throws a leg kick
and ONeill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
ONeill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so bull is just riding it out for now. ONeill eventually gives up the hold.
bull gets back to full guard.
ONeill is looking to advance position but bull has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
bull unloading with bombs!
bull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ONeill hang on?
ONeill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ONeill tries to reverse the position but bull maintains control.
ONeill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull tries to control but ONeill wriggling away.
bull controlling the pace for now.
bull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ONeill hang on?
bull content just to control the position here.
bull pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. roy bull just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
bull misses with a body kick.
ONeill has his takedown stuffed
and bull counters with a nice double leg into guard.
bull is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
bull forces his way into half guard.
bull wants to work for an arm triangle but ONeill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
bull is nestled in close to ONeill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. bull connects with a nice short shot to ONeill's temple.
bull drops an elbow to the side of ONeill's head.
bull is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
bull raining down shots from the mount!
bull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ONeill is looking to escape.
bull lands a big elbow.
bull lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull tries to control but ONeill wriggling away.
roy bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bull controlling his opponent.
Kyle ONeill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
bull is landing with some decent strikes but ONeill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bull controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bull fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
roy bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for bull, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for roy bull!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for roy bull!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for roy bull!
roy bull wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zina da Fiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fiel's entrance music is Bando de Loco. A fine choice. Rage has chosen All the boys and the girls as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zina da Fiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harley Rage!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Fiel shoots for a double leg takedown but Rage sprawls well. He's pushed da Fiel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
da Fiel looking to throw knees to the head but Rage is blocking nicely.
Rage pulls guard.
Rage trying to strike off his back.
da Fiel won't allow Rage to sweep him here.
da Fiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rage can do anything to dispel that myth.
da Fiel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rage is keeping the position for now.
da Fiel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
da Fiel is looking to stand up but Rage won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Fiel!
da Fiel is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Zina da Fiel has been cut.
da Fiel is looking to get to half guard.
Rage raining down shots from the mount!
Zina da Fiel's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
BOOM! Rage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jeez, Zina da Fiel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zina da Fiel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harley Rage!
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